Stars shown on other player's card

[GasHouseGang]

Someone else had posted the action photo used as the background on the 1956 Topps Clemente card. Take a look. Looks like he could dunk a basketball too!

[campyfan39]

^ AWESOME! love to see more of those pics from 56. Any ideas as to where I could find them?

[bobw]

Here's the photo used for the 1956 Aaron

[Cliff Bowman]

Pete Rose is in the background.

[Cliff Bowman]

Mike Schmidt in the background.

[mintacular]

Great thread!

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Pete Rose is in the background.

Never mind Pete... I always found it hilarious how Chris Short's legs perfectly frame the picture of the dog in the "Alpo" ad on that card. To this day, when I think of Chris Short the first thing that comes to my mind is Alpo. (And I don't even have a dog!)

[Tomman1961]

CW and Almostdone-thanks for the '56 Mantle posting. I used to think it was not Mantle. But what it originally was "not a catch". So Topps put the ball in he glove. First time I have heard about the cropping. Makes the 3 guys to the left of Mantle's big hat appear to be oblivious to the action. Nice.

[Tomman1961]

mintacular-yup this turned out to be a nice thread. Still looking for Mays in the background of a 1973(?) Topps taken during batting practice. I love the pictures going up of the original photos that were 1956 backgrounds. Shall I start a new thread? Yes.

[benderbroeth]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

^ AWESOME! love to see more of those pics from 56. Any ideas as to where I could find them?

i second this question!!!

[darkhorse9]

Theer were some cards in the 1956 set that used the same photo for two different players. I forget exactly which, but there's a photo of a first baseman lunging for a wide throw around a runner.

That same picture is apparently depicting both the firstbaseman and the runner.

[wolfdogg]

I know this isn't actually vintage but how about the 1983 Topps Rickey Henderson Highlight Card #2......Cal Ripken in background-a-sneaking up behind him......early card of Ripken

[David W]

Here ya go

[bobw]

Photo was taken at the 1961 All Star Game at Fenway and behind Mays and Mantle you can see Hank Aaron, John Roseboro and Bill White

[pclpads]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

Theer were some cards in the 1956 set that used the same photo for two different players. I forget exactly which, but there's a photo of a first baseman lunging for a wide throw around a runner.

That same picture is apparently depicting both the firstbaseman and the runner.

That would be #91 Gail Harris and #171 Jim Wilson.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by pclpads

That would be #91 Gail Harris and #171 Jim Wilson.

The runner in both of the above is Richie Ashburn of the Phillies' Also, Ashburn is sliding into second base on Johnny Temple's 1956 Topps card #212

See: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-TOPPS-2...item3f1a64ed89

[Lueth2048]

I've always thought that the background picture of the 1956 Sandy Amoros card was of Jackie Robinson stealing home in the 1955 World Series.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Someone else had posted the action photo used as the background on the 1956 Topps Clemente card. Take a look. Looks like he could dunk a basketball too!

Yep. "The Great One" in his Rookie Campaign as he went up extremely high to take away certain extra bases from Brooklyn great PeeWee Resse in the summer of '55 at Ebbets Field. Still one of my favorite photos.

[almostdone]

By the way. If you look closely at the 1956 Mantle card you can see the dividing line where Topps spliced the picture to make it wide enough to fit the card. Look closely at the man on the left edge leaning in with the white shirt and black stripe across his chest. He is also leaning right behind the left ear on Mantle of the big picture. Don't have the card anymore but maybe someone could post an example so you can see it.
Drew

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Someone else had posted the action photo used as the background on the 1956 Topps Clemente card. Take a look. Looks like he could dunk a basketball too!

Man... that wall is solid concrete.